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  1. Add Yarmouth Castle to your Itinerary

    Yarmouth Castle

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    Castle / Fort

    YARMOUTH

    A Tudor Castle in a beautiful seaside town.

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  2. Add The Unknown Knight to your Itinerary

    The Unknown Knight

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    Church / Chapel

    GATCOMBE

    An unusual wooden effigy to an unknown knight can be found in the medieval church at Gatcombe. It sits in a recess in the chancel and…

  3. Add The Needles Old Battery & New Battery to your Itinerary

    The Needles Old Battery & New Battery

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    Historic Site

    ALUM BAY

    A spectacularly sited, cliff top fort overlooking The Needles Rocks, in the care of the National Trust.

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    From:
    2 Mar 2024to3 Nov 2024
  4. Add The National Poo Museum to your Itinerary

    The National Poo Museum

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    Museum

    SANDOWN

    Balancing fun, education and beauty in equal measure, The National Poo Museum has proved an unlikely hit with people of all ages. It is housed inside a former public toilet within a Victorian fort that overlooks Sandown Bay.

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    29 Mar 2024to14 Apr 2024
  5. Add The Marconi Monument to your Itinerary

    The Marconi Monument

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    Historic Site

    ALUM BAY

    Situated within Needles Park is the world famous Marconi Monument, which marks the precise location where Guglielmo Marconi undertook his…

  6. Add The Longstone to your Itinerary

    The Longstone

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    Historic Site

    MOTTISTONE

    Legend has it that St Catherine and the Devil had a contest to see who should control the Isle of Wight. The Longstone’s tall iron…

  7. Add The Gallery - Classic Boat Museum to your Itinerary

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    The Gallery - Classic Boat Museum

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    Museum

    EAST COWES

    Situated in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, The Gallery has an extensive collection of maritime artefacts, boat models and photographs.

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    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024
  8. Add The Boat Shed - Classic Boat Museum to your Itinerary

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    The Boat Shed - Classic Boat Museum

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    Museum

    COWES

    With nearly 90 vessels The Boat Shed has an impressive collection. Each vessel will tell a fascinating story of the maritime history of the Isle of Wight and Solent waters. 

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  9. Add Tennyson Monument to your Itinerary

    Tennyson Monument

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    Historic Site

    FRESHWATER

    The imposing memorial to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the Victorian Poet Laureate, stands on the highest point of Tennyson Down (formerly High…

  10. Add St. Agnes Church to your Itinerary

    St. Agnes Church

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    Church / Chapel

    FRESHWATER

    The 1908 church, with thatched roof, wooden bell-turret and apse, is by the architect Isaac Jones. Its simple west elevation, with two…

  11. Add St Mary's Church to your Itinerary

    St Mary's Church

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    Church / Chapel

    CARISBROOKE

    The village of Carisbrooke has a dominant church at the upper end of a long main street.

    The early parish was large. It is known there…

  12. Add St Mary & St Rhadegund Chapels to your Itinerary

    St Mary & St Rhadegund Chapels

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    Church / Chapel

    WHITWELL

    The church in Whitwell was really two chapels side by side. Each related to a different manor and parish. The earlier was St Rhadegund,…

  13. Add St Lawrence Parish Church to your Itinerary

    St Lawrence Parish Church

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    Church / Chapel

    ST LAWRENCE

    This Victorian church was designed by the architect Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1878. The interior has hardly altered since the church was…

  14. Add St George Church to your Itinerary

    St George Church

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    Church / Chapel

    ARRETON

    St George, in the parish of Arreton, is one of the most remarkable churches on the Island, possibly the successor to an earlier late Saxon…

  15. Add St Christopher Wall Painting to your Itinerary

    St Christopher Wall Painting

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    Church / Chapel

    SHORWELL

    Over the north door of the church of St Peter in the village of Shorwell, is an elaborate wall painting depicting scenes from the life of…

  16. Add St Catherine's Oratory - The Pepperpot to your Itinerary

    St Catherine's Oratory - The Pepperpot

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    Tower

    CHALE

    The tall, octagonal tower, the shell of a medieval lighthouse, was built in 1314 as a penance for stealing wine from a merchant ship that…

  17. Add St Boniface Old Church to your Itinerary

    St Boniface Old Church

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    Church / Chapel

    BONCHURCH

    The church was rebuilt  in the 11th century, with the bell cote dating from the 16th century as does the bell. The muraled north wall is…

  18. Add Sir Robert Holmes Monument to your Itinerary

    Sir Robert Holmes Monument

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    Historic Site

    YARMOUTH

    Sir Robert Holmes, an adventurer with a record of overseas exploits, was a prominent local figure; he became Captain (Governor) of the…

  19. Add Sir Max Aitken Museum to your Itinerary

    Sir Max Aitken Museum

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    Type:

    Museum

    Cowes

    Explore this unique museum in Cowes, home to three centuries of yachting and maritime history.

    Dates

    From:
    3 May 2024to1 Oct 2024
  20. Add Sir John Oglander's Effigy to your Itinerary

    Sir John Oglander's Effigy

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    Church / Chapel

    BRADING

    The Oglander family were manorial lords at Nunwell from at least the 12th century. Their table tombs and memorials in Brading church are…

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